Obituaries

Jul 14, 2025

William Charles Burgeson, the son of Charles Edward and Velma Marie Shultz Burgeson, was born May 8, 1944, in Spencer, IA. Bill received his education in Royal and graduated from Royal High School in 1962.

Bill married Carol Lyster on July 26, 1969 in Linn Grove, IA. As newlyweds, they lived in a farmhouse just down the road from where Bill...

Aug 26, 2025

Clifford Dale Hoover was born at home at the family’s farm near Ayrshire, Iowa, to Raymond and Dorothy Hoover. He was the youngest of the Hoover children, having two older sisters and a brother. A baby brother, born prior to Cliff, was stillborn.

The family then moved to a farm near Marathon, Iowa when Cliff was approximately four years old. Cliff...

Aug 21, 2025

Richard Darrel “Dick” Schmidt was born on December 15, 1929, on the family farm in Westport Township, Dickinson County, Iowa. He was the third of five sons born to John and Mary (Ringering) Schmidt. Dick was baptized, and later confirmed, in the First Reformed Church in Waterford Township, Clay County, Iowa.Dick received his education in rural Dickinson County schools and...

Aug 15, 2025

Anna Louise Sonius was born April 3, 1928, at Pomeroy, Iowa, to Reinder H. Sonius and Folena Wiemers Sonius. She was the third daughter and two years later a brother was born. She was baptized as an infant in Pomeroy and was confirmed and became a member of Zion United Methodist Church in rural Spencer.

When she was four years old...

Aug 8, 2025

Aug 8, 2025

   Deanna Doreen Logan, the daughter of Howard and Dorothy (Huse) Miller, was born on March 21, 1939 in Sioux City, IA. She was raised and attended school in Moville, graduating from high school in 1957. After high school, she moved to Spencer and attended Larson’s Beauty School.

   On September 6, 1959, she married Robert Logan in Moville, Iowa. Following...

Aug 7, 2025

James Allen Dotson, son of Elmer and Genevieve Dotson, was born February 15, 1944 in Spencer, IA. He was the youngest of his siblings and also the only boy. His early education included one year in country school, 8 years in Catholic School, and 4 years at Spencer Community High School. He then spent one semester at Northwest Missouri State....

Aug 4, 2025

“A hundred years from now…

It will not matter what kind of car I drove,

What kind of house I lived in,

Nor how much money I had in my bank account.

But the world will be better

Because I was important in the life of a child.”

Ina Faye Underwood was so important in the lives of – not one – but thousands of children,...

Jul 30, 2025

Bernadean Catherine Florke, the daughter of Albert and Ida (Peters) Zinn, was born April 7, 1928 in Hartley, IA. She was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hartley in May of 1928 by Pastor A.C. Weber. She was confirmed April 2, 1944 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Sutherland by the late Pastor E.E. Greene. She lived around the Hartley...

Jul 30, 2025

   Merrell Lee “Buzz” Butler was born on November 5, 1934 in Wayne, MI. As a youngster his family moved around a lot a working on several farms. The family did rent a farm from the Henry Ford Family. He graduated from high school in 1952 in Mason, MI. After high school, Merrell farmed with his brother before entering into...

Jul 29, 2025

Randyl “Randy” Robert Krile, was born to Robert and Sharon (Hynes) Krile, on August 6, 1960, in Spencer, IA. He attended and graduated from Spencer High School in 1979. He excelled in sports: Football, Track, and Wrestling, having earned a trip to the State Wrestling Tournament his senior year. Randy accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior while attending First...

Jul 28, 2025

James “Jim” Taylor passed away on July 28, 2025 at Spencer Hospital. James was born on February 15, 1937 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Glenn and Alice (Verner) Taylor. He grew up on the family farm in Pottawattamie County, west of Oakland, on land purchased by his ancestors in the 1840s. He graduated from Carson High School in 1954.

James was...

Jul 27, 2025

Nile Clyde Brown, the son of Clyde and Velma (Burkhart) Brown was born on October 26, 1940 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Webb, IA area, where he attended school and graduated Garfield-Webb High School in 1958. He then attended Iowa State University.

Nile married Sharen Gibson on June 10, 1962 in Webb, IA. To this union,...

Jul 27, 2025

Madonna Jeanne Vogt, 90, of Spencer, Iowa passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 27 at St. Luke Lutheran Nursing Home.

Those blessed to have shared in Donna’s life are her children Tom (Melanie) of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Julie (Larry) Jindrich of Emmett, Idaho and Joe (Karen) of Raymore, Missouri; grandchildren Lindsay and Ryan (Emily) Vogt, Katie (Paul)Medel, Dan (Caitlin) Jindrich, and...

Jul 22, 2025

Services are pending at this time.

Jul 18, 2025

Jed Cameron never met a stranger—and if he did, they didn’t stay strangers for long. Born on March 18, 1983 to Mark and Sharon Cameron, Jed lit up every room he walked into with the most infectious smile and a heart full of kindness, mischief, and love.

A proud son, brother, nephew, cousin, uncle, godfather, and friend, Jed wore many hats—and...

Jul 18, 2025

   Cathy Jo (Fear) Petersen was born on May 17th, 1958 to Dawain and Joan (Fick) Fear in Ames, Iowa. She attended school in Spencer, Iowa and graduated from Spencer High School in 1976. After high school Cathy attended Iowa State University where she obtained a degree in English and Psychology, graduating in 1980.

   She married James Petersen on August...

Jul 16, 2025

Velma Fern Boonstra, the daughter of Cornelius and Ann (Mouw) VanDriel was born May 2, 1928 in Orange City, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Orange City where she attended school and graduated from Orange City High School in 1945. She then attended Northwester Jr. College and graduated with a teaching degree in 1947.

Velma married Norman Boonstra on July...

Jul 11, 2025

   Lois Charlene Fairchild, the daughter of Carl and Hulda (Dahlberg) Wessman, was born on March 11, 1930, in Marathon, Iowa. She was raised and received her education in Marathon, graduating from Marathon High School.

   On June 18, 1947, she married Roger Fairchild in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage, the couple lived in the Marathon and Sioux Rapids area for...

Jul 9, 2025

Beverly Joy (Donaldson) Bovee was born to Floyd and Mayda (Hoppe) Donaldson at a farm east of Webb, Iowa on January 18th, 1931. She started school at Garfield, a country school near their farm. When she was in the first grade, they moved to a farm south of Webb and she finished the first grade in Webb. In the second...